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term='penurious'/><category term='punishment'/><category term='Valentine&apos;s Day'/><category term='beggars'/><category term='job search'/><category term='ghostwriting'/><category term='life changing lessons'/><category term='blue moon'/><category term='words'/><category term='centennial'/><category term='texan ain&apos;t never looked so good'/><category term='evolutionary biology'/><category term='existential angst'/><category term='god'/><category term='id'/><category term='popular'/><category term='Pharoah&apos;s Phortress'/><category term='idiots'/><category term='career'/><category term='exasperation'/><category term='St. Valentine'/><category term='satire'/><category term='progress'/><category term='saint bree'/><category term='copy editing'/><category term='university'/><category term='Sarah Palin'/><title type='text'>Comments on Dante, Degreed: Giving Birth to Shine Dropular</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.dantedegreed.com/feeds/1451533881244725846/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8091814341832619592/1451533881244725846/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.dantedegreed.com/2007/12/giving-birth-to-shine-dropular.html'/><author><name>Bree Barton</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05259773721913496226</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>6</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091814341832619592.post-6174000964323425844</id><published>2008-02-14T06:08:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-02-14T06:08:00.000-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Hey!  Wound up over here as proud owner of the moc...</title><content type='html'>Hey!  Wound up over here as proud owner of the mock lobster bento photo, thanks. &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;As a newly-minted pregnant woman myself (twins, gah) I have some suggestions:&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;First Trimester:&lt;BR/&gt;"All of these pregnancy tests must be defective."&lt;BR/&gt;"Are you sure this isn't some kind of horrible hangover?"&lt;BR/&gt;"At the ultrasound:  Holy crap, there really is a baby in there."&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Second Trimester:&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;"The scramble to get your shit together"&lt;BR/&gt;"Even your 'fat' pants aren't cutting it anymore."&lt;BR/&gt;"Learning to shave when you can't see what you're shaving."&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Third Trimester:&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;"You're one 'big as a house' comment away from me remarking on your beergut, asshat."&lt;BR/&gt;"C-section?  Sounds good to me."&lt;BR/&gt;"The next person who touches my tummy loses a hand."&lt;BR/&gt;"No, we are NOT naming the kid after great-aunt Helga."&lt;BR/&gt;"Diaper cakes at baby showers: how to feign amazement."</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8091814341832619592/1451533881244725846/comments/default/6174000964323425844'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8091814341832619592/1451533881244725846/comments/default/6174000964323425844'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.dantedegreed.com/2007/12/giving-birth-to-shine-dropular.html?showComment=1202998080000#c6174000964323425844' title=''/><author><name>Sakurako Kitsa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17353382230337678916</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.dantedegreed.com/2007/12/giving-birth-to-shine-dropular.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091814341832619592.post-1451533881244725846' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8091814341832619592/posts/default/1451533881244725846' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-2120493433'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091814341832619592.post-5105664750290671950</id><published>2008-01-13T22:30:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-01-13T22:30:00.000-08:00</updated><title type='text'>HAHAHAHAH!!! Sorry. Shine drops. Popular. You, Bre...</title><content type='html'>HAHAHAHAH!!! Sorry. Shine drops. Popular. You, Bree, are a valuable addition to the mind of humanity!&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Aha! Ahem... Andy's got some pretty good ideas there, too.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;:-D)D)D)D)D)</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8091814341832619592/1451533881244725846/comments/default/5105664750290671950'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8091814341832619592/1451533881244725846/comments/default/5105664750290671950'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.dantedegreed.com/2007/12/giving-birth-to-shine-dropular.html?showComment=1200292200000#c5105664750290671950' title=''/><author><name>A.Decker</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03987269872489869134</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_YCGKh3GjtVs/Rx9Osus2AtI/AAAAAAAAA8I/dOAVPdqxMTI/s400/36.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' 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value='pid-71285885'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091814341832619592.post-4792052941370316048</id><published>2007-12-20T13:43:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-12-20T13:43:00.000-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Welcoming wonder</title><content type='html'>Welcoming wonder</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8091814341832619592/1451533881244725846/comments/default/4792052941370316048'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8091814341832619592/1451533881244725846/comments/default/4792052941370316048'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.dantedegreed.com/2007/12/giving-birth-to-shine-dropular.html?showComment=1198186980000#c4792052941370316048' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.dantedegreed.com/2007/12/giving-birth-to-shine-dropular.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091814341832619592.post-1451533881244725846' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8091814341832619592/posts/default/1451533881244725846' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1999413788'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091814341832619592.post-3863038167788719076</id><published>2007-12-20T08:23:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-12-20T08:23:00.000-08:00</updated><title type='text'>third trimester titles:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Watermelon Days"&lt;b...</title><content type='html'>third trimester titles:&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;"Watermelon Days"&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;"Too Late To Abort"&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;"Where Did My Bellybutton Go?"&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;"That's No Moon, It's A Space Station"&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;"The Baby Cometh"&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;"Intense Pain Looms"&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;"IT PUTS THE LOTION IN THE BASKET"</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8091814341832619592/1451533881244725846/comments/default/3863038167788719076'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8091814341832619592/1451533881244725846/comments/default/3863038167788719076'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.dantedegreed.com/2007/12/giving-birth-to-shine-dropular.html?showComment=1198167780000#c3863038167788719076' title=''/><author><name>andy</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' 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I love that you're just diving into ...</title><content type='html'>Great story!  I love that you're just diving into the world of writing/editing with such gusto.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8091814341832619592/1451533881244725846/comments/default/4252622776343770052'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8091814341832619592/1451533881244725846/comments/default/4252622776343770052'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.dantedegreed.com/2007/12/giving-birth-to-shine-dropular.html?showComment=1198144440000#c4252622776343770052' title=''/><author><name>Blue Dino</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01775715183521304198</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://lh4.google.com/brad.conlin/R0uqLXxD38I/AAAAAAAAAkY/RR7d_0HuBEk/s400/IMG_1794.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.dantedegreed.com/2007/12/giving-birth-to-shine-dropular.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091814341832619592.post-1451533881244725846' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8091814341832619592/posts/default/1451533881244725846' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-334842567'/></entry></feed>
